RavelloSystems provides a cloud-based platform for spinning up a test-lab quickly and easily, and it supports VMware’s vSphere/ESXi hypervisor through nested hypervisors (running ESXi on a Google or AWS compute instance). Platform9 is a cloud-based automation and control platform for spinning up and managing an OpenStack environment quickly and easily,… Read More

To get the vRealize Operations OVA uploaded and installed on Ravello Systems, read my previous post about how to do that. Once you’ve got the VM added to your Ravello application, you’ll need to configure a couple of things so that it starts correctly at boot time. HTTPS Service vRO has… Read More

I’m currently taking advantage of the generous vExpert offering from Ravello Systems, wherein we get some free time every month. So far it’s an excellent service, though not without some flaws, but hey, they’re brand new! I may do a more comprehensive writeup on Ravello later on, but if you’re… Read More